Global Patent Index - EP 2237435 A1

EP 2237435 A1 20101006 - Active bidirectional splitter for single ended media

Title (en)

Active bidirectional splitter for single ended media

Title (de)

Aktiver bidirektionaler Splitter für Single-ended-Medien

Title (fr)

Séparateur bidirectionnel actif pour support de sortie simple

Publication

EP 2237435 A1 20101006 (EN)

Application

EP 09157045 A 20090331

Priority

EP 09157045 A 20090331

Abstract (en)

An active bidirectional splitter (212) for transmission and reception of data signals over a single ended transmission medium (105) comprises an input port (150), an output port (152) and a differential combined input/output port (151), a first differential output driver (115) for receiving an input signal (144) from the input port (150) and transmitting this signal to the differential input/output port (151), a second differential output driver (116) for receiving the input signal (144) from the input port (150), a first averaging circuit (121) for averaging the differential signal (146, 147) at the differential input/output port (151), a second averaging circuit (120) for averaging the differential signal (144, 145) at the output of the second differential output driver (116), and a receiver (117) for receiving both averaged signals (118, 119) from the first averaging circuit (121) and the second averaging circuit (120) and for generating therefrom an output signal on the output port (152).

IPC 8 full level

H04B 1/58 (2006.01); H04L 5/14 (2006.01); H04L 25/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

H04B 1/58 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 5/1423 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 25/0278 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (applicant)

US 6426970 B1 20020730 - THORNTON BARRY [US], et al

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2237435 A1 20101006; EP 2237435 B1 20110720; AT E517471 T1 20110815; US 2010246647 A1 20100930; US 8488685 B2 20130716

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 09157045 A 20090331; AT 09157045 T 20090331; US 74865410 A 20100329